# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1465 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1466 --- ## [Baseball - John Means...almost perfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-john-means-almost-perfect/941515)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-john-means-almost-perfect/941515 "2021-05-08T01:00:45Z")
For the first time - a perfect game was blemished by a wild pitch - a dropped/missed 3rd strike that allowed the runner to reach 1st (he was caught stealing later). John Means of Baltimore faced the minimum 27 batters -… --- ## [Is McAfee really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mcafee-really-that-bad/941294)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mcafee-really-that-bad/941294 "2021-05-07T23:34:17Z")
I’ve been using McAfee LiveSafe antivirus for years, but now I’ve been reading all sorts of complaints online by people saying that computes got infected badly by malware despite McAfee protection. What puzzles me, thoug… --- ## [What's good in new first person shooters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-in-new-first-person-shooters/932326)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-in-new-first-person-shooters/932326 "2021-05-07T23:25:22Z")
Due to kids and work I haven’t been playing much larger games in the last decade or so, only casual games (hidden object etc.). Lately I’ve dusted off some old games 9after my son had discovered the joys of Doom), and I … --- ## [Girl and her mom might get 16 years each for trying to fix homecoming queen election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-and-her-mom-might-get-16-years-each-for-trying-to-fix-homecoming-queen-election/941424)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-and-her-mom-might-get-16-years-each-for-trying-to-fix-homecoming-queen-election/941424 "2021-05-07T22:11:22Z")
wow Im glad that much to moms chagrin i wasn’t into the HS social scene…seems mom let the daughter do as she pleased an said daughter wasn’t really hiding it it seems https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-student-ac… --- ## [Confucius is mostly an invention of early 1600s Jesuit missionaries to China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confucius-is-mostly-an-invention-of-early-1600s-jesuit-missionaries-to-china/941581)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confucius-is-mostly-an-invention-of-early-1600s-jesuit-missionaries-to-china/941581 "2021-05-07T20:50:23Z")
If you haven’t heard of this historical theory before, google it. When Jesuit missionaries arrived in China in the early 1600s they took the old tradition of “Kong Fu” (who, like Sun Tzu, was probably, even to begin wit… --- ## [Ancient Rome and Our Vee Sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-rome-and-our-vee-sound/941472)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-rome-and-our-vee-sound/941472 "2021-05-07T19:53:54Z")
As I’ve said before, I find foreign language a fascinating topic. And I read about it every chance I get. But there’s one thing that is still unclear to me. Did the ancient Romans have our vee (V) sound? I know our vee… --- ## [Is Monty Python and the Holy Grail actually about cosplay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-actually-about-cosplay/682020)
**Author:** [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-actually-about-cosplay/682020 "2021-05-07T19:23:33Z")
After doing a search on ‘python grail’, I got several threads from 10 years ago, but none of them dealt with one of the odder parts of the movie. Obviously, the budget constraints of the time led to the wonderful sillin… --- ## [Should Elizabeth Holmes get jail time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elizabeth-holmes-get-jail-time/810626)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elizabeth-holmes-get-jail-time/810626 "2021-05-07T19:08:33Z")
Elizabeth Holmes is the defamed CEO of Theranos, that settled fraud charges with the SEC yesterday. She will pay a $500,000 fine; return 18.9 million shares of stock to her company, thus relinquishing her control; and n… --- ## [Let's talk all things Jamaican-Jerk style: recipes, techniques, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-all-things-jamaican-jerk-style-recipes-techniques-etc/913797)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-all-things-jamaican-jerk-style-recipes-techniques-etc/913797 "2021-05-07T18:35:52Z")
This is an offshoot from my discussion with pulykamell about jerk chicken in the “What to make with a chicken” thread. I was afraid we may have been hijacking that thread a bit; plus, I think it’s just a great topic on i… --- ## [A different NFL Draft question - the pageantry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-nfl-draft-question-the-pageantry/941132)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-nfl-draft-question-the-pageantry/941132 "2021-05-07T18:06:03Z")
I never paid any attention to the event. I would see the owner and the new guys smiling at a conference table on the news. I figured all the owners just got together in a big room and picked. But now that it is in Clevel… --- ## [Developing New Birthmarks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/developing-new-birthmarks/143814)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/developing-new-birthmarks/143814 "2021-05-07T18:04:20Z")
This morning I was doing my breast exam in the mirror and I noticed a new birthmark (?) on my ribcage. It’s a dark purple blob, sort of like a drop of wine, smaller than a dime. It’s not a mole, it’s not raised from th… --- ## [Examples of one country assassinating another country's leader](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-one-country-assassinating-another-countrys-leader/941107)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-one-country-assassinating-another-countrys-leader/941107 "2021-05-07T17:24:11Z")
Can anyone think of instances in the past 300 years in which one country’s government assassinated another country’s leader? It has to be extrajudicial – so not a case that went through courts and ended in an execution. … --- ## [Reservations at the Uffizi Museum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservations-at-the-uffizi-museum/406674)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservations-at-the-uffizi-museum/406674 "2021-05-07T17:05:15Z")
Well, I can’t get a reservation for the Uffizi for any of the days June 12-14. As I hate standing in line, is there any other way to get the reservation. I had heard rumors that it can be done at a couple of other muse… --- ## [What exactly was it that the Manhattan Project was working on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-it-that-the-manhattan-project-was-working-on/941243)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-it-that-the-manhattan-project-was-working-on/941243 "2021-05-07T16:15:28Z")
During the 1930s, numerous physicists around the world were doing research into radioactive substances. The first fission chain reaction took place, under lab conditions, in 1938. The theoretical explanation of what was … --- ## [No Pants Day good-ness!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pants-day-good-ness/941445)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pants-day-good-ness/941445 "2021-05-07T16:04:02Z")
7 May is No Pants Day! And the comic strip industry is using it to try and help people! --- ## [A device that is fussy about choice of USB cable. How does that work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-device-that-is-fussy-about-choice-of-usb-cable-how-does-that-work/941573)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-device-that-is-fussy-about-choice-of-usb-cable-how-does-that-work/941573 "2021-05-07T15:46:40Z")
I just bought an AVR bootloader - this one to be precise: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/284232494592 At first I could not get any PC I owned (and I tried several each with different versions of Windows running) to even r… --- ## [Pandemic Showering habits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-showering-habits/940651)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-showering-habits/940651 "2021-05-07T15:07:36Z")
I learned something new during this pandemic about showering habits. For the most part I have always been a once a day showerer not unusual for me to skip an occasional day. By the second day I needed a shower. I would q… --- ## [Discourse makes me feel like I'm shirking my duty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-makes-me-feel-like-im-shirking-my-duty/932240)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-makes-me-feel-like-im-shirking-my-duty/932240 "2021-05-07T14:28:10Z")
When I’m deciding not to post a draft and it asks me if I’m sure I want to “abandon my post”. It makes me think that I’m fleeing from sentry duty before the barbarian hordes arrive. Maybe the wording could be tweaked. --- ## [Phone extensions in North America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-extensions-in-north-america/939663)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-extensions-in-north-america/939663 "2021-05-07T14:12:25Z")
One of the great mysteries to us non-Americans is the North American numbering plan for telephones. We’re exposed to it in films and TV shows, but how it works exactly is a bit is not obvious to us (at lest not me). For … --- ## [Mathemagicians is the number 1 in this formula really necessary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathemagicians-is-the-number-1-in-this-formula-really-necessary/939927)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathemagicians-is-the-number-1-in-this-formula-really-necessary/939927 "2021-05-07T13:31:13Z")
Ok, I’m probably not giving enough info here, but let me try to explain. First, I was the typical “not good at math” kid all through school. So, please explain this like I’m 5. This formula is for figuring out damage … --- ## [Criminals With Apt Names...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminals-with-apt-names/788365)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminals-with-apt-names/788365 "2021-05-07T11:38:40Z")
Maybe it’s just coincidence (or is it?;)). But some criminals have some very appropriate names. Back when I was going to U of M Dearborn-Michigan, my college professor matter of factly mentioned, that some people though… --- ## [2 ingredient bread dough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-ingredient-bread-dough/941194)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-ingredient-bread-dough/941194 "2021-05-07T06:54:38Z")
I’ve seen a lot of videos of this dough, which consists of Greek yogurt and self-rising flour. They’re making everything from pizzas to donuts. Anybody try this stuff, and got any tips? The finished products don’t look b… --- ## [What Foodstuffs causes the Smelliest Farts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foodstuffs-causes-the-smelliest-farts/93599)
**Author:** [@Chubbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chubbs)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foodstuffs-causes-the-smelliest-farts/93599 "2021-05-07T04:09:03Z")
I’m looking to fill up a trash bag with my gas. I need it to smell really bad. What are some foods that I can scarf down to blend it with my gastrointestinal juices to give it bad mojo? --- ## [Tell us about horrible homeowner association rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-horrible-homeowner-association-rules/939632)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-horrible-homeowner-association-rules/939632 "2021-05-07T04:07:20Z")
I have heard from so many people for years that they think homeowners associations or condo rules, or both, are the absolute pits. And they would never live in a place that had them. Of course, I have no experience with… --- ## [What is this federal building?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-federal-building/941535)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-federal-building/941535 "2021-05-07T02:31:43Z")
I was visiting a nearby city’s park and came across this concrete building surrounded by barbed wire fencing. It looks like it was built in the 1950s or 60s, but there’s no sign saying what it is or what federal agency i… --- ## [Dances With Wolves translation - 'Shnee-ell-oh'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dances-with-wolves-translation-shnee-ell-oh/941534)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dances-with-wolves-translation-shnee-ell-oh/941534 "2021-05-07T02:25:30Z")
We watched Dances With Wolves not too long ago, and once again I noticed the actors speaking Sioux often used a word or phrase that sounded like ‘shnee-ell-oh’. What does it mean? --- ## [Individual #1 gets an on-line voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-1-gets-an-on-line-voice/941416)
**Author:** [@cytop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cytop)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-1-gets-an-on-line-voice/941416 "2021-05-07T02:07:22Z")
For those of you who enjoy disconnected jottings and ramblings… Background --- ## [How Far From The Drive-thru Can You Get Before You Eat a Fry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-from-the-drive-thru-can-you-get-before-you-eat-a-fry/941224)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-from-the-drive-thru-can-you-get-before-you-eat-a-fry/941224 "2021-05-07T01:49:27Z")
Inspired by the other poll, I present the following: When you order French fries from the drive-through, how far can you get before you eat at least one French fry (or maybe all of them)? poll --- ## [FL Governor's race -- for Crist's sake. .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-governors-race-for-crists-sake/941398)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-governors-race-for-crists-sake/941398 "2021-05-07T00:24:16Z")
Former Republican . . . then Independent . . . then Democrat Charlie Crist is jumping in the Governor’s race. I really hope this isn’t the best that Florida Democrats can do, they really need some fresh blood and inno… --- ## [John Sanford "prey" books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-sanford-prey-books/938977)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-sanford-prey-books/938977 "2021-05-07T00:23:19Z")
I really like these books and was wondering if any other authors are like him. I don’t want some super cop B.S… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1464) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1466)